Tide Head is a community in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.[2] It held village status prior to 2023.
Tide Head | |
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 Tide Head Village Hall and Fire Department | |
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| Nickname: Fiddlehead Capital of the World | |
  Tide Head Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′06″N 66°45′54″W / 47.985°N 66.765°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Restigouche |
| City | Campbellton |
| Village status | 1966 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Restigouche West |
| Government | |
| • Type | Campbellton City Council |
| • Mayor | Ian Comeau |
| • MP | René Arseneault (Lib.) |
| • MLA | Gilles LePage (Lib.) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 951 |
| • Density | 49.2/km2 (127/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 433 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) |
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| Area code | 506 |
Access Routes  Route 11 |  Route 134 |
| Median Income* | $77,466 CDN |
| Website | http://www.tidehead.ca/ |
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History edit
The first settlers of the area were Scottish. Early area farms were owned by Moffats, Gerrards, Duncans, Adams, Duffs, Barclays, Christophers, and Ayletts. Most of these early settlers, such as James Aylett, a British subject in the 20th regiment of his Majesty's Army; Thomas Barclay, a Scotsman; and Robert Adams are buried in the Athol House Cemetery near Frasers Mill. Graves in the cemetery date from as early as 1791. The Athol House Cemetery is the oldest British Cemetery in Restigouche County.
The railway that passes through Tide Head was started in 1875 and the first train went west in 1878. The train passes through a tunnel in the hillside of Morrisey Rock, the only active tunnel on the railway system in the Maritimes.
Tide Head was incorporated into a village in 1966. The first mayor of the incorporated village was Jim Adams. The most recent mayor of Tide Head is Randy Hunter.
On 1 January 2023, Tide Head amalgamated with the city of Campbellton.[3] The community's name remains in official use.[4]
Tide Head bills itself as the Fiddlehead Capital of the World and is predominantly English.
Geography edit
Located on the south bank of the Restigouche River, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Downtown Campbellton, the village is situated where the tides on the Restigouche River cease to become visible – the reason for its name.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tide Head had a population of 951 living in 419 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of 1.4% from its 2016 population of 938. With a land area of 19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 49.2/km2 (127.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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Mother tongue (2016)[6]
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Notable people edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Census Profile of Tide Head, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Tide Head
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 2011 census
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Tide Head, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2018.